[thelist] Photoshop tip

[Kathleen Heytink]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aardvark [mailto:roselli at earthlink.net]


> Need to select every other row of pixels in a Photoshop document? 
>  Tired of manually doing it?  Well, fret no more, there's an easier 
> way.
>

You can also do this by using the ditherbox filter 

<tip type="Photoshop">
Create a new layer and fill it with any color.
then select filter > other > DitherBox
The default size is 2 x 2 (a 4 pixel box) - leave it selected.  Move your
mouse over the color palette and select black.  Fill in 2 of the squares
with the color - either vertically or horizontally.  Select "fill."  Your
new layer is now filled with black and white single pixel lines.  You can
then use the color range to select either the black or the white, then
delete the layer.

DitherBox is a very handy tool.  You can make other sizes as well.  4 X 4
for instance will give you 2 pixel wide lines.  You can make different
colors and save them by clicking "new" before "fill"  Use them for
background fills when you want a more interesting texture than just a solid
color.
</tip>

Kath Heytink
Web Designer
Winebow, Inc
www.winebow.com